Q: I've become a big fan of Curves, the chain of gyms for women who want to lose weight. I did so well losing weight I want to open my own franchise. It looks like it will cost me in the neighborhood ...

HOLLIS, Maine - On a winding country road in the middle of nowhere, a building that once housed an antique shop now holds groups of women working out. Curves, a no-frills fitness club for women, can ...

HOLLIS, Maine -- On a winding country road in the middle of nowhere, a building that once housed an antique shop now holds groups of women working out. Curves, a no-frills fitness club for women, can ...

Sergeant Bluff, Iowa -- A new Curves for Women fitness center recently opened in Sergeant Bluff. The new facility joins more than 8,000 worldwide. "We're number 8,300," said Shelly Ronfeldt who along ...

HOT SPRINGS n The face behind the counter at the Hot Springs Curves franchise is not a new one, but Jackie McElhaney has purchased the business from Lori Wiesler, after working there previously, ...

ANACONDA — Curves owner Natalie Taylor-Kenneally knows firsthand the benefit of the Curves fitness regime. She's been a member of the Butte Curves franchise for two years and has seen women, including ...

DES MOINES -- The state of Iowa and a number of fitness franchises for women are locked in a legal battle over whether the owners must pay sales taxes stretching back years. As Curves for Women ...

(At right) Lisa Krones, JoAnn Forland, Osage Curves location owner, Ruth Schatz, Mary Fox and Linda Mullenbach are employees of the new fitness center located at the 109 Plaza Lane in the Town and ...